London vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	99	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	8.78M

The cost of living in London is 520% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 8th and 7641st ($3851 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 138th in the United Kingdom and China, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in London compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 5th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Quanzhou

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	London	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$9321

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941